Iron Dynasty

In the vast grassland, the Qingzhou Army and the Cangzhou Army led by Niu Ben officially converged on the grassland. After that, Niu Ben marched to Shanhaiguan.

It has been more than half a month since we set out from Jizhou. During this period, the news that the chaotic army in Jizhou has been calmed down has also spread.

General, look!

During the march, Lu Fei suddenly pointed to the mountains that appeared in the distance, and a majestic pass stood between the heavens and the earth between the mountains.

This is the gateway to the north of the Great Yu Kingdom, Shanhaiguan.

Shanhaiguan!

Niu Ben's eyes flashed a ray of light. For many years, this Shanhaiguan Pass, known as the No. 1 Pass in the World, has been in the hands of the barbarians and has become the only place for the barbarians to go south.

If they attacked Shanhaiguan and stationed heavy troops in the military towns in Shanhaiguan, they would threaten the barbarians' hinterland from now on, and it would be easy to attack and defend.

At this moment, all the generals looked at Shanhaiguan not far away with excited expressions.

Move the whole army forward! Take down Shanhaiguan! Niu Ben shouted loudly, and the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army immediately quickened their pace.

Since they entered the grasslands, they have never seen barbarian soldiers, only some abandoned barbarian packs.

Needless to say, the barbarians naturally retreated with the army,

If Bei Shan dies, the entire Blood Wolf tribe will face extremely severe punishment. With the bloodthirsty savagery of the barbarians, it is not impossible to slaughter a tribe for burial.

It is precisely because of this that the Blood Wolf Tribe is so panicked, and it is also considering one point that they will pursue the victory while the barbarians have no time to add troops to Shanhaiguan, and take it in one fell swoop.

It was noon at this time, and an hour later, the Qingzhou Army and the Cangzhou Army arrived at Shanhaiguan.

The once important military town was now in the hands of the barbarians. Looking at the barbarian soldiers on the wall of Shanhaiguan, Niu Ben ordered to set up camp on the spot.

Luo Xin commanded the artillery to push 150 artillery pieces to the front.

In the past, the side of Shanhaiguan facing the barbarians was a high city wall, and in front of the Great Yu Kingdom was the military town behind the city wall.

Now the military town and the city walls are in the hands of the barbarians. If you want to take down Shanhaiguan, you just need to take down the military town.

Liang Yubin, He Cheng!

Because of Jizhou's outstanding performance on the battlefield, Niuben brought the two of them over to attack Shanhaiguan this time, along with hot air balloons.

Here! Liang Yubin and He Cheng ran over.

At this time, the situation in the military town could not be seen from the outside. Niu Ben just let the two take a hot air balloon to observe the situation inside.

After receiving the order, the two immediately began to set off fire with the help of Qingzhou Army soldiers.

Hey, Governor, how about letting us go up too? Lu Fei said, licking his face.

Luo Xin and the other captains were also greedy.

Luo Quan boarded the hot air balloon on the battlefield in Jizhou made them envious, and now it has become an honor to board the hot air balloon.

Niu Ben straightened his face, This is a battlefield, not a child playing a house. If you want to board a hot air balloon so much, I will ask Your Highness to let you sit for a while after I go back. Now you cheer me up.

After all, Niu Ben was secretly delighted, and ran a few steps to the hanging basket.

The generals suddenly showed a look of contempt.

Niu Ben boarded the hot air balloon. At this time, the soldiers pulled the rope of the hot air balloon and released it slowly.

Holding the binoculars, Niu Ben took a closer look.

At this time, the military town of Shanhaiguan was in chaos, with slave soldiers and barbarians gathering on the city wall everywhere.

The brutes kept pointing at his hot air balloon and saying something, and the scene was very chaotic.

Niu Ben sneered in his heart, but the hot air balloon frightened these barbarian defenders.

However, after observing, his brows wrinkled. There were about 130,000 defenders in this small military town, most of which were slave soldiers and some were barbarians.

Knowing the basic situation, Niu Ben let the hot air balloon descend and went down to the ground by himself.

Commander, how is the situation? Lu Fei asked.

There are about 130,000 defenders in the city. It seems that Chagatai thought that we might attack the city, so most of the troops were left behind. Niu Ben said.

130,000 people? Lu Fei was suddenly in trouble.

In the past, barbarians attacked the city, but now it was their turn to attack the city. Everyone knew that this attacking city was not an easy task.

Niu Ben nodded, It's too late to siege the city tonight. It's an old rule to arrange the chariots on the periphery to prevent the barbarian cavalry from sneaking up, bury the pot to make rice, and attack the city again tomorrow morning.

The generals nodded.

Next, Niu Ben discussed the method of attacking the city with everyone. It was basically impossible for 40,000 people to attack the city where 100,000 people were stationed.

General, it's better to fight an eye for an eye. The barbarians tried to blow up our city wall in the battle of Cangzhou last year. Why don't we bring a few barrels of gunpowder and blow up the barbarian city wall directly. Once the city wall is broken and face our musket formation, the barbarians will not be enough. fear.

Niu Ben nodded, This is a way.

Luo Xin also said at this time: This time, the Cangzhou Army has brought a new type of shell, what is it called lime shell. His Highness said that this shell is not bad for the soldiers defending the city. It's better to use it tomorrow.

Why do you take so much trouble, just bombard one hundred and fifty artillery pieces directly, and send these son-in-laws directly to their Heaven of Eternal Hate. Lu Fei roared anxiously.

It seemed to others that he did not speak at a glance.

Niu Ben shook his head and said, The soldiers who stayed on guard should all go to eat and rest, and attack the city tomorrow.

Lu Fei scratched his head, made fun of himself, and went out with the others.

On the second day, after the soldiers had breakfast, the sound of the mustering bugles sounded in the camp.

At this time, the hot air balloon took off again, and Niu Ben stood on the hot air balloon to see the whole situation.

This time, the Qingzhou Army was on the attacking side, and more than 40,000 soldiers took up positions under the city.

The barbarians were crowded on the top of the city, and many barbarians had bows and arrows in their hands.

In fact, what Lu Fei said last night was right. After thinking about it all night, Niu Ben decided to use artillery bombardment. This was the advantage of the Qingzhou Army.

One hundred and fifty artillery pieces were laid out behind the city gate, from one end to the other, one every two meters, stretching for more than 300 meters.

Almost the entire city wall of Shanhaiguan is covered by artillery.

Boxes of shells were placed under the guns, and the powder packs were equally plentiful.

The Cangzhou Army even brought catapults and powder cans. From two hundred meters away, they could bomb the city wall.

The barbarian defenders were not so lucky, and the Jizhou Station lost all their artillery.

Because he is confident that he will not fail this time, there is no remote tool for counterattack in Shanhaiguan.

Looking at the dense number of defending soldiers on the city wall, Niu Ben gave an order on the city wall.

Hit me hard with artillery!

After receiving his order, Luo Xin showed a cruel smile, and he shouted at this time: Open the cannon!

Boom boom boom...

In an instant, one hundred and fifty artillery pieces spewed thick smoke and flames, and the cannonballs smashed into the battlements.

The city gate in front of Shanhaiguan suddenly became a hornet's nest under the bombardment of artillery.